diff --git a/defaults/yacy.init b/defaults/yacy.init
index 02e540d88..ecc898e7a 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.init
+++ b/defaults/yacy.init
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ plasmaBlueList=yacy.blue
 # if you want to switch on the proxy use, set remoteProxyUse=true
 # remoteProxyNoProxy is a no-proxy pattern list for the remote proxy
 remoteProxyUse=false
-remoteProxyUse4Yacy=true
 remoteProxyUse4SSL=true
 
 remoteProxyHost=192.168.2.2
diff --git a/htroot/SettingsAck_p.java b/htroot/SettingsAck_p.java
index 7f810c5a2..6219a6e8b 100644
--- a/htroot/SettingsAck_p.java
+++ b/htroot/SettingsAck_p.java
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ public class SettingsAck_p {
              * Reading out the remote proxy settings
              * ==================================================================== */
             final boolean useRemoteProxy = post.containsKey("remoteProxyUse");
-            final boolean useRemoteProxy4Yacy = post.containsKey("remoteProxyUse4Yacy");
             final boolean useRemoteProxy4SSL = post.containsKey("remoteProxyUse4SSL");
 
             final String remoteProxyHost = post.get("remoteProxyHost", "");
@@ -289,7 +288,6 @@ public class SettingsAck_p {
             env.setConfig("remoteProxyPwd", remoteProxyPwd);
             env.setConfig("remoteProxyNoProxy", remoteProxyNoProxyStr);
             env.setConfig("remoteProxyUse", useRemoteProxy);
-            env.setConfig("remoteProxyUse4Yacy", useRemoteProxy4Yacy);
             env.setConfig("remoteProxyUse4SSL", useRemoteProxy4SSL);
 
             /* ====================================================================
diff --git a/htroot/Settings_Proxy.inc b/htroot/Settings_Proxy.inc
index 8b247a950..84f469752 100644
--- a/htroot/Settings_Proxy.inc
+++ b/htroot/Settings_Proxy.inc
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
     <td>&nbsp;</td>
     <td>Enables the usage of the remote proxy by yacy</td>
   </tr>
-  <tr valign="top">
-    <td colspan="2"><label for="prxy4yacy">Use remote proxy for yacy &lt;-&gt; yacy communication</label></td>
-    <td><input type="checkbox" name="remoteProxyUse4Yacy" id="prxy4yacy"#(remoteProxyUse4Yacy)#:: checked="checked"#(/remoteProxyUse4Yacy)# /></td>
-  	<td>
-  	  Specifies if the remote proxy should be used for the communication of this peer to other yacy peers.<br />
-  	  <em>Hint:</em> Enabling this option could cause this peer to remain in junior status.
-  	</td>
-  </tr>
   <tr valign="top">
     <td colspan="2"><label for="prxy4ssl">Use remote proxy for HTTPS</label></td>
     <td><input type="checkbox" name="remoteProxyUse4SSL" id="prxy4ssl"#(remoteProxyUse4SSL)#:: checked="checked"#(/remoteProxyUse4SSL)# /></td>
diff --git a/htroot/Settings_p.java b/htroot/Settings_p.java
index 79341fef7..a96468dea 100644
--- a/htroot/Settings_p.java
+++ b/htroot/Settings_p.java
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ public final class Settings_p {
         
         // remote proxy
         prop.put("remoteProxyUseChecked", env.getConfigBool("remoteProxyUse", false) ? 1 : 0);
-        prop.put("remoteProxyUse4Yacy", env.getConfigBool("remoteProxyUse4Yacy", true) ? 1 : 0);
         prop.put("remoteProxyUse4SSL", env.getConfigBool("remoteProxyUse4SSL", true) ? 1 : 0);
         
         prop.putHTML("remoteProxyHost", env.getConfig("remoteProxyHost", ""));
diff --git a/htroot/Status.java b/htroot/Status.java
index 8874a240f..87ff658c3 100644
--- a/htroot/Status.java
+++ b/htroot/Status.java
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ public class Status
             prop.put("remoteProxy", "1");
             prop.putXML("remoteProxy_host", sb.getConfig("remoteProxyHost", "<unknown>"));
             prop.putXML("remoteProxy_port", sb.getConfig("remoteProxyPort", "<unknown>"));
-            prop.put("remoteProxy_4Yacy", sb.getConfigBool("remoteProxyUse4Yacy", true) ? "0" : "1");
         } else {
             prop.put("remoteProxy", "0"); // not used
         }
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/http/ProxySettings.java b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/http/ProxySettings.java
index b5aec00c5..710ab1258 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/http/ProxySettings.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/http/ProxySettings.java
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ public final class ProxySettings {
     private static final Object PRESENT = new Object();
     
     public static enum Protocol {
-        HTTP, HTTPS, YACY
+        HTTP, HTTPS
     }
     
-    private static       boolean     use = false, use4YaCy = false, use4ssl = false;
+    private static       boolean     use = false, use4ssl = false;
     public static       String      host = null, user = "", password = "";
     public static       int         port = 0;
     public static       String[]    noProxy  = null;
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ public final class ProxySettings {
     public static void setProxyUse4HTTPS(boolean use4https0) {
         use4ssl = use4https0;
     }
-    public static void setProxyUse4YaCy(boolean use4YaCy0) {
-        use4YaCy = use4YaCy0;
-    }
     
     /**
      * 
@@ -117,7 +114,6 @@ public final class ProxySettings {
         assert protocol != null;
         if (!use) return false;
         if (protocol == Protocol.HTTPS && !use4ssl) return false;
-        if (protocol == Protocol.YACY && !use4YaCy) return false;
         if (allowProxy.containsKey(host)) return true;
         if (disallowProxy.containsKey(host)) return false;
         for (String pattern: noProxy) {
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/search/Switchboard.java b/source/net/yacy/search/Switchboard.java
index b29b83829..4f366acf2 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/search/Switchboard.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/search/Switchboard.java
@@ -3788,7 +3788,6 @@ public final class Switchboard extends serverSwitch {
         ProxySettings.port = port;
         ProxySettings.host = host;
         ProxySettings.setProxyUse4HTTP(ProxySettings.host != null && ProxySettings.host.length() > 0 && getConfigBool("remoteProxyUse", false));
-        ProxySettings.setProxyUse4YaCy(getConfig("remoteProxyUse4Yacy", "true").equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
         ProxySettings.setProxyUse4HTTPS(getConfig("remoteProxyUse4SSL", "true").equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
         ProxySettings.user = getConfig("remoteProxyUser", "").trim();
         ProxySettings.password = getConfig("remoteProxyPwd", "").trim();